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State grants $10 million for harbor projects along Mississippi River, Great Lakes

On: February 7, 2024

Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced $10 million to improve eight harbors along the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. WisDOT’s Harbor Assistance Program will issue grants to Wisconsin cities such as Superior, La Crosse and Milwaukee to maintain and improve waterborne commerce. Read the full story by The Daily Reporter.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240207-wisconsin-harbors

Theresa Gruninger

Study calls for EPA to include human well-being in Great Lakes restoration program

On: February 7, 2024

In a study released in December, researchers documented the informal shift in priorities by restoration project managers to include human well-being. An environmental social scientist says EPA should consider an increased focus on human well-being in their Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240207-well-being-in-glri

Theresa Gruninger

Great Lakes moment: Lest we forget –a history of Detroit River oil pollution

On: February 7, 2024

Today, the Detroit River is much cleaner, and sentinel wildlife species have returned. The river has come a long way since the 1960s, however, there is still much work to do, including developing a stewardship ethic. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240207-detroit-river

Theresa Gruninger

In Erie boater’s case, Pa. appeals court affirms constitutionality of safety inspections

On: February 7, 2024

In 2016, an Erie boater took to court against a fine for a lack of lifejackets. The result of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court’s decision sets precedent for state law to perform checks of fishing licenses and safety equipment. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240207-safety-inspection-boater-law

Theresa Gruninger

Ohio lawmakers propose $20 million for Cleveland land bridge connecting downtown to Lake Erie

On: February 7, 2024

Ohio House lawmakers announced Tuesday that the long-awaited pedestrian land bridge to connect downtown Cleveland to Lake Erie would get $20 million in the proposed capital budget’s one-time fund. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240207-cleveland-land-bridge

Theresa Gruninger

ERCA to consider new plan for Hillman Marsh restoration

On: February 7, 2024

The Essex Region Conservation Authority will present proposals for the restoration of Hillman Marsh in Leamington, Ontario, which is currently overrun with water from Lake Erie. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240207-hillman-marsh

Theresa Gruninger

Senate bill requiring Lake Michigan rescue equipment advances to Indiana House

On: February 7, 2024

On Tuesday, the full Indiana Senate unanimously approved a bill that requires life rings be placed at public piers and Lake Michigan access points to help to assist in rescue efforts. Read the full story by WNDU-TV – Indianapolis, IN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240207-rescue-equipment

Theresa Gruninger

PFAS contamination has grown in Michigan to the point that some Michiganders say presidential leadership is needed to deal with it

On: February 7, 2024

The state of Michigan has identified thousands of sites potentially contaminated with the man-made chemical and many Michiganders would like to presidential leadership address the “forever chemicals.” Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240207-pfas-michigan

Theresa Gruninger

End in sight for EPA cleanup of contaminated soil in St. Clair Shores

On: February 5, 2024

In Michigan, the years-long and expensive cleanup effort for the Ten Mile Drain Superfund site in St. Clair Shores appears to be nearing the finish line. Read the full story by the Macomb Daily.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240205-epa-cleanup

DNR cancels Black Lake sturgeon fishing season in Michigan

On: February 5, 2024

Michigan’s shortest fishing season has been canceled this year for the first time ever. Marginal ice conditions and depletion of ice on Black Lake caused concern about excessive sturgeon harvest. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240205-sturgeon-fishing-cancelled

Underwater church and village resurface in documentary

On: February 5, 2024

Michiganders might never know if Sasquatch is real. But they will soon learn the truth about the legends of Macomb County’s Village of Belvidere and Church of St. Felicity, lying beneath the waves of Lake St. Clair. Read the full story by the Macomb Daily.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240205-underwater-church

Consumers Energy nearly ready for bids on 13 hydropower dams

On: February 5, 2024

This year, Consumers Energy plans to sell 13 hydroelectric dams on five Lower Michigan rivers. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240205-hydrodam-bids

Photobook illuminates the beauty of Michigan lighthouses

On: February 5, 2024

A Michigan photographer wrote, designed and published Lighthouses of Michigan-Lower Peninsula, a new book featuring Michigan lighthouse photography, to fulfill a childhood dream. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240205-lighthouse-photobook

DNR receives $3.6M for Native American history project at Straits State Park

On: February 5, 2024

A $3.6 million grant will expand the Native American history shared at Straits State Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula by incorporating a learning commons for exhibits and meeting space, powwow grounds structures, and a community kitchen pavilion. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240205-native-american-history

Nature Conservancy of Canada protecting wetlands

On: February 5, 2024

As of Worlds Wetlands Day on February 2, four wetland sites totaling over 940 hectares in Ontario are now permanently protected, helping to sustain at-risk species. Read the full story by CJUK – Thunder Bay, ON.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240205-wetland-protection

Agency fights back against invasive species

On: February 5, 2024

In 2023, the Timberland Invasives Partnership worked across jurisdictional boundaries to manage and control nine different invasive species in northeast Wisconsin using grant funding. Read the full story by NEW Media Inc.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240205-invasive-species

State approves $65M to improve water infrastructure in several Michigan cities

On: February 5, 2024

Michigan’s office of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy approved nearly $66 million in grants to help upgrade infrastructure in several cities, including Detroit. Read the full story by WDET – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240205-water-infrastructure

Oldest Great Lakes piping plover, a tiny celebrity, spotted on Georgia island

On: February 2, 2024

The oldest living Great Lakes piping plover has survived another migration journey, and is alive and well in her preferred winter stomping grounds in Georgia. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240202-greatlakes-pipingplover

Hannah Reynolds

St. Lawrence Seaway sees nearly 38 million tons pass through waterway in 2023

On: February 2, 2024

The St. Lawrence Seaway had a busy year during its longest shipping season ever – nearly 38 million tons of cargo transited the binational system in 2023, which was an overall increase of more than 3.4 percent. Read the full story by WWTI-TV – Watertown, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240202-stlawrenceseaway-shippingseason-2023

Hannah Reynolds

Veolia agrees to $25M settlement with Flint water claimants, two weeks before second trial

On: February 2, 2024

An engineering company being sued by Flint residents over consultation it provided following the city’s switch to the Flint River for drinking water will settle the case for $25 million — a decision that comes about two weeks before class action litigation was set to go to a second trial. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240202-veolia-settlement-flintwatercrisis

Hannah Reynolds

Bay of Green Bay is one step closer to being designated as a research reserve

On: February 2, 2024

The Bay of Green Bay could join a network of 30 designated coastal sites that protect and study estuaries. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240202-bayofgreenbay-protected-researchreserve

Hannah Reynolds

St. Lawrence River contaminated with toxic drugs

On: February 2, 2024

Medicinal drugs polluting the St. Lawrence River are threatening aquatic wildlife, according to a new study. Read the full story by Newsweek.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240202-stlawrenceriver-contaminated-toxicdrugs

Hannah Reynolds

COMMENTARY: Ice fishing has already been hurt by conditions; now sturgeon spearing is threatened

On: February 2, 2024

The poor ice conditions on Wisconsin waters this winter continue to adversely affect winter fishing opportunities, including the cancellation of ice fishing tournaments. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240202-icefishing-poorconditions

Hannah Reynolds

Lake Erie anglers get green light to launch: NE Ohio fishing report

On: February 2, 2024

This week’s windy, warmer winter weather helped to melt the ice cover around the Western Basin of Lake Erie and its Lake Erie Island area. That prompted the U.S. Coast Guard to suspend its rule requiring boaters to seek permission to 72 hours before they launch. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240202-lakeerie-anglers-ohio-fishingreport

Hannah Reynolds

Lake Superior mining waste pollution fix will cost billions

On: February 2, 2024

A new report estimates it will cost several billion dollars to remove 12.7 million cubic yards of copper mining waste called stamp sands which are slowly smothering an important fish spawning reef in Lake Superior along the Keweenaw Peninsula coastline. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240202-lakesuperior-miningwaste

Hannah Reynolds

Biden to offer $1.5B loan to restart nuclear power plant on Lake Michigan

On: January 31, 2024

The Biden administration is poised to lend $1.5 billion for what would be the first restart of the shuttered Palisades nuclear plant in Covert, Michigan, on the shore of Lake Michigan, the latest sign of strengthening federal government support for the atomic industry. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240131-palisades-nuclear

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Smart buoys help brace Great Lakes for environmental challenges

On: January 31, 2024

Lake Erie is the first of the Great Lakes getting connected to the internet with a series of offshore “smart” buoys via the Smart Lake Erie Watershed Initiative. The buoy project is providing invaluable data to researchers and anglers. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240131-smart-buoys

Taaja Tucker-Silva

New PFAS-annihilating technology set to destroy toxic chemicals in Ohio’s firefighting foams

On: January 31, 2024

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is partnering with a Columbus-based company to destroy stockpiles of toxic firefighting foams containing PFAS. The program will destroy the aqueous foam and return PFAS-contaminated wastewater to non-detectable levels. Read the full story by Ideastream Public Media.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240131-pfas-annihilator

Taaja Tucker-Silva

$27.5M center linking business and academia to benefit Great Lakes takes big steps toward reality

On: January 31, 2024

Progress is well underway on the $27.5 million Freshwater Research & Innovation Center just north of Traverse City, Michigan. Read the full story by Crain’s Detroit Business.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240131-research-center

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Indiana lawmakers advance bill requiring rescue equipment on Lake Michigan

On: January 31, 2024

A bill unanimously passed by an Indiana Senate committee would require the installation of ring life buoys on Lake Michigan piers and public access points. The goal is to have one life ring for every quarter mile of Indiana’s 26 miles of publicly accessible beach. Read the full story by WNDU-TV – South Bend, IN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240131-rescue-equipment

Taaja Tucker-Silva

You can’t stop the lake

On: January 31, 2024

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has designated 250 miles of shoreline along Lakes Michigan, Superior, and Huron as high risk for erosion. The debate on how states should protect the shoreline is complex, and is highlighted in Douglas, Michigan, where 200 sandbags protect the beach. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240131-beach-erosion

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Michigan fishery officials may ax Black Lake sturgeon season due to dangerous ice

On: January 31, 2024

Due to an unprecedented lack of ice, Michigan fisheries officials are trying to decide whether to cancel sturgeon season on Black Lake near Onaway, Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240131-sturgeon-season

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Decades-long phosphorus study of Lower Fox River shows why it’s a big problem for Lake Michigan

On: January 31, 2024

The Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin, contributes more phosphorus to Lake Michigan than any other tributary. And while Wisconsin has strict rules to limit the amount of phosphorus flowing into its waterways, a new report shows that it hasn’t been enough to turn the tide on the problem. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240131-fox-phosphorus

Taaja Tucker-Silva

A fish story: The return of the sturgeon

On: January 31, 2024

A 25-year project, planned through 2031, aims to reintroduce lake sturgeon to Lake Michigan waters and help them once again call the Milwaukee River home. Read the full story by Urban Milwaukee.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240131-milwaukee-sturgeon

Taaja Tucker-Silva

How declining lake ice affects local culture

On: January 31, 2024

The amount of ice on the Great Lakes has been steadily and significantly decreasing over the past five decades. Those who have built their lives around the ice are now hanging in the balance. Read the full story by WTVG-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240131-ice-culture

Taaja Tucker-Silva

New research done on Lake Erie reveals frequency of seiche

On: January 29, 2024

United States Army Corps of Engineers researchers looked across 24 sites and over 20 years of data to determine the frequency of certain scale seiches. Research on seiche is important because it helps residents and agencies to prepare for strong surge, which can create flash flooding-like hazards. Read the full story by WTVG-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240129-seiche-research

Feds provide $15 million for science initiative to aid Great Lakes manufacturing

On: January 29, 2024

A project that encompasses Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin is getting a $15 million National Science Foundation regional innovation engine award for a project to develop smart water recovery systems that will save water and make Great Lakes manufacturing more sustainable. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240129-sustainable-manufacturing

Massena tourism director says fishing brings millions of dollars to region

On: January 29, 2024

Massena, New York’s tourism director says millions of dollars have flowed into towns and villages along the St. Lawrence River due to the success of bass fishing tournaments. State officials indicated that the tournaments have generated $140 million of revenue for communities along the St. Lawrence River. Read the full story by North Country Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240129-fishing-revenue

Understanding ice safety and accumulation in the Great Lakes

On: January 29, 2024

Under the recent period of colder air advecting from the North Pole, shorelines along every Great Lake experienced notable ice accumulation, though ice cover remains historically low. A number of reasons exist for the shortage of sea ice this year within the lakes, most notably the mild temperatures brought on by a strong and persistent El Niño pattern. Read the full story by WBND-TV – South Bend, IN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240129-ice-conditions

Ice jams, flooding in Puce after warm temperatures and heavy rain

On: January 29, 2024

Residents in Lakeshore, Ontario, have experienced increased flooding as warmer temperatures caused ice jams on Puce River and runoff from rain caused water levels to rise. The regional Conservation Authority noted that drains across the county are observed to be slow draining and are nearly or entirely full. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240129-ice-jams

EDITORIAL: Cross-border Great Lakes love

On: January 29, 2024

The Narwhal’s Ontario bureau became the fifth member of the Great Lakes News Collaborative, a group of news outlets working together to enhance coverage of the Great Lakes basin. Funded by the Michigan-based Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the collaborative was established in 2020 and has collectively already achieved a 47-percent increase in the number of Great Lakes and water-related stories published by the outlets. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240129-news-collaborative

Save the River’s 35th Winter Environmental Conference sparks discussions on several topics affecting the St. Lawrence River

On: January 29, 2024

More than 100 environmentalists turned up for Save the River’s 35th annual Winter Environmental Conference in Clayton, New York to discuss topics like contaminants, slaughterhouses, and eels. Read the full story by WWNY-TV – Carthage, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240129-environmental-conference

Protect Wisconsin waters from aquatic invasive species this winter

On: January 29, 2024

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and University of Wisconsin-Extension are asking anglers to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers while fishing this winter. Aquatic invasive species such as curly-leaf pondweed and Eurasian watermilfoil remain hardy under the ice in the winter, giving them an advantage over native aquatic plants. Read the full story by the Lake Geneva Regional News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240129-invasive-species-prevention

Lake Superior Ice Festival adapts to warm weather

On: January 29, 2024

This year’s Lake Superior Ice Festival in Superior, Wisconsin, had more ice than snow, though with temperatures right around freezing, it was cold enough to keep the ice sculptures from melting. Although most activities were landlocked this year, select portions of the ice were open for fishing and even skating. Read the full story by KBJR-TV – Superior, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240129-ice-festival

COMMENTARY: Coastal cleanup crew learns value of a clean Earth

On: January 29, 2024

Fifth graders at Lake Superior Elementary School in Superior, Wisconsin, picked up trash at Billings Park this fall for a coastal cleanup. The students tested the water quality of Lake Superior, learning that Lake Superior is a healthy lake. Read the full story by Superior Telegram.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240129-coastal-cleanup

Army Corps plans $1 billion barricade to deter invasive carp at Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers

On: January 26, 2024

To prevent invasive carp from spilling out of Illinois’ waterways and into Lake Michigan and beyond, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to build a $1.416 billion high-tech suite of barricades to deter the fish from moving upstream. Read the full story by WBEZ – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240126-carp-barricade

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Defense Department to again target ‘forever chemicals’ contamination near Michigan military base

On: January 26, 2024

The U.S. Department of Defense plans to install two more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military base to control contamination from PFAS and to prevent spread to nearby waterways. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240126-michigan-pfas

Taaja Tucker-Silva

20 people trapped on ice floe on Lake Erie rescued by Coast Guard, local authorities

On: January 26, 2024

Of 20 people stranded on an ice floe in Lake Erie near Catawba Island, Ohio, nine were rescued by the Coast Guard, four were rescued by the local fire department, and seven were able to “self-rescue” by their own airboat. Read the full story by The National Desk.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240126-erie-ice

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Biden visits Duluth and Superior to tout infrastructure improvements like Blatnik Bridge

On: January 26, 2024

In a visit to Superior, Wisconsin, President Joe Biden proclaimed the country to be in an “infrastructure decade,” touting renewals of roadways, water pipes and more thanks to a massive financing plan approved during his presidency. Biden highlighted a new $1 billion infusion toward replacement of the John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge, a key but crumbling corridor connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin. Read the full story by Minnesota Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240126-biden-wisconsin

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Research points to water treatment plants removing significant amounts of microplastics from Lake Erie water

On: January 26, 2024

A team of researchers is studying how well water treatment plants are removing microplastics from Lake Erie water, especially smaller nanoplastics, and whether certain treatment configurations work better than others. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240126-erie-microplastics

Taaja Tucker-Silva